Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.
NASA is tracking a truck-sized asteroid which is set to hurtle by Earth today at many times the velocity of a speeding bullet ...
A NASA spacecraft has returned asteroid samples that hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty ...
PT5, a near-Earth object discovered last year, has captivated scientists with its potential lunar origins. Likely ejected into space after a massive impact on the Moon thousands of years ago, the ...
Samples returned from an asteroid contain a surprising abundance of the basic ingredients of life. They were discovered to be ...
Many are pushing for a mission to collect rocks and dirt from the potentially waterlogged dwarf planet Ceres in the main asteroid belt. Jupiter’s moon Europa and Saturn’s moon Enceladus also ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday.